People and Monkeys

20 October - 6 November 2005

Iskra Tzankova – Siama

Exhibition
People and Monkeys
Photography of
Iskra Tzankova – Siama
20.10. – 6.11. 2005

Iskra Tzankova – Siama was born in Sofia in the family of the famous Bulgarian theater director Hrisan Tzankov. She has been living and working in Paris since 1950s.

The artist graduated the Sorbonne University in Paris – specialty Journalism and since than she has been a radio anchor in jazz and art programs.

Iskra Tzankova – Siama has been working as a professional photographer since 1981. She has more than 20 exhibitions worldwide – Paris, New York, Sao Paulo, Beijing, Tel-Aviv, etc.

The exhibition “People and Monkeys” at Rakursi Art Gallery is her 5th exhibition in Bulgaria. It shows her vision of the human being and the world. The pictures are made during a long trip in India and Birma and show a genuine approach to the chosen topics. Using plethora of layers she achieves remarkably complex and surrealistic visual imagery.